Harpagophylus calytrix, Schuh & C. Weirauch, 2010

Schuh, R. T. & C. Weirauch, 2010, Myrtaceae-Feeding Phylinae (Hemiptera: Miridae) From Australia: Description And Analysis Of Phylogenetic And Host Relationships For A Monophyletic Assemblage Of Three New Genera, Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2010 (344), pp. 3-94 : 15-16

Harpagophylus calytrix , new species Figure 2, map 1, plate 1

DIAGNOSIS: Recognized by the heavily reddish coloration on much of the dorsum, the absence of a developed anterior process on the left paramere, the complex structure of apex of phallotheca, and the broad body of the endosoma. All other species of Harpagophylus are pale in coloration, with differing structures on the apex of the phallotheca, and with the body of the endosoma not so robust.

DESCRIPTION: Male: Body moderately elongate, parallel sided; small, mean total length 2.51, mean width pronotum 0.91. COLORATION (pl. 1): Head: Uniformly dark, reddish; scapus unicolorous dark; pedicellus black at extreme base, remainder pale; labium generally infuscate, heavily so apically. Thorax: Pronotum and scutellum unicolorous red to brown; hemelytron partially pale with red or carmine areas, especially on clavus along scutellum and on endocorium; cuneus transparent, without markings; membrane and veins strongly fumose; hind femur nearly unicolorous dark; hind tibial spines dark, without dark spots at bases. Abdomen: Venter unicolorous dark. SURFACE AND VESTI- TURE: Dorsum with suberect or reclining black setae and some sericeous or woolly setae. STRUCTURE: Head: Somewhat projecting; interocular space relatively large; eyes leaving gena only very slightly exposed in lateral view. Antenna: Segment 2 of equal diameter over entire length; antennal fossa with ventral margin at ventral margin of eye. Labium: Reaching to about anterior margin of pygophore. GENITALIA (fig. 2): Phallotheca: Nearly erect; apex complex.

Female: Slightly more ovoid than male; small, mean total length 2.51, mean width pronotum 0.96. COLORATION (pl. 1): As in male. GENITALIA: Not examined.

ETYMOLOGY: Named for the host genus, Calytrix (Myrtaceae) ; a noun in apposition.

HOSTS: Calytrix variabilis Lindl. (Myrtaceae) (pl. 5A).

DISTRIBUTION (map 1): Known only from the type locality in Western Australia.

HOLOTYPE: AUSTRALIA: Western Australia: Kalbarri National Park, Meanarra Hill, 27.69228uS 114.2104uE, 200 m, 29 Oct 1996, Schuh and Cassis, Calytrix variabilis Lindl. (Myrtaceae) , det. Perth 05120470, 1 - (AMNH_PBI 0134818) ( WAMP).

PARATYPES: AUSTRALIA: Western Australia: Kalbarri National Park, Meanarra Hill, 27.69228uS 114.2104uE, 200 m, 29 Oct 1996, Schuh and Cassis, Calytrix variabilis Lindl. (Myrtaceae) , det. Perth 05120470, 2 - (00134820, 00134821), 1 U (00134826) ( AM), 2 - (00134822, 00134823), 2 U (00134824, 00134825) ( AMNH), 1 - (00134819), 1 U (00134827) ( WAMP).